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It's about time, Affirmative Action places the burden of performance on the institutions rather than the indvivual. Time for under-performing minorities (this means blacks and Hispanics) to live up to equality and accept common standards.
Liberals, progressives, socialists, wannabe moderates, race peddlers and pretty much everyone in "Latino" and Black studies will cry foul, but their interest has always been in separation rather than unity.
Further to the first reply, has Matt Sanchez considered the possibility that performance is something that should be measured over the long term and not just in your four years of college? If the burden is indeed placed on institutions, I'm sure Columbia would be delighted to show you its many "affirmative action" alumni who have gone on to do extraordinary things in life. Sounds like quite a success story to me.
The problem with people like Sanchez is that they don't have the imagination and creativity to think that people, when given the access and resources, can actually perform and probably do it better than those who already are well-positioned and have an interest in maintaining the status quo order. It speaks more of an irrational fear than anything else.
School performance is a barometer of access to educational resources. When "under-performing minorities" have equity in educational resources, especially at the pre-school level, then performance will improve.
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